Botswana Social Protection

The report lays out options to use social safety nets to meet the goal set by the Government of Botswana to eradicate extreme poverty by 2016 and in a budget neutral way. Introducing a Family Support Grant is argued to be a more efficient way to address absolute poverty by offering a family benefit to all the families in absolute poverty. Reforms in the Ipelegeng public works program would allow addressing existing shortcomings associated with coverage, targeting, generosity, and wrong labor incentives. The combination of the above will allow for a better weaving of the Social Safety Nets to ensure that the goal of lifting 16% of population from absolute poverty by 2016 is achieved.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Tesliuc, Cornelia, Silverio Marques, Jose, Mookodi, Lillian, Braithwaite, Jeanine, Sharma, Siddarth, Ntseane, Dolly
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-12
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, ANTI-POVERTY, ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM, ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, BASIC EDUCATION, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFICIARY, BENEFIT LEVEL, CASH ASSISTANCE, CASH PAYMENTS, CASH TRANSFERS, CHILD LABOR, CHILD POVERTY, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, CHRONIC POVERTY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CONDITIONAL CASH, CONTRIBUTORY PENSION, CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS, COPING STRATEGIES, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, COVARIATE SHOCKS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DISASTER RELIEF, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, ELDERLY, ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, ESTIMATES OF POVERTY, EXTENDED FAMILIES, EXTENDED FAMILY, EXTERNAL SHOCKS, EXTREME POVERTY, FAMILY BENEFIT, FAMILY SUPPORT, FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FINANCIAL CRISES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FOOD ASSISTANCE, FOOD ITEMS, FOOD NECESSITIES, FOOD POVERTY, FOOD RELIEF, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD TRANSFERS, FUTURE EARNINGS, GOVERNMENT RESPONSE, GRANT PROGRAM, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HEALTH CENTRES, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEIGHT FOR AGE, HEIGHT-FOR-AGE, HIGH INEQUALITY, HIV, HOME AFFAIRS, HORIZONTAL EQUITY, HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, HUMAN RESOURCES, IDIOSYNCRATIC RISKS, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME SECURITY, INEQUALITY, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE, JOBLESS, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, LACK OF EDUCATION, LACK OF SKILLS, LIVE BIRTHS, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MALNOURISHED CHILDREN, MALNUTRITION, MEANS TEST, MINIMUM WAGE, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MUTUAL AID, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL DISASTERS, NEEDY CHILDREN, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS, NUTRITION PROGRAM, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION, OLD AGE, OLD AGE PENSION, OLD AGE PENSIONS, ORPHANS, PENSION, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, PLAN OF ACTION, POLICY ANALYSIS, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POOR, POOR ADULTS, POOR CHILDREN, POOR FAMILIES, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR INDIVIDUALS, POOR PEOPLE, POVERTY ANALYSIS, POVERTY ERADICATION, POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY MAP, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIVATE CAPITAL, PRIVATE PENSION, PRODUCTIVE ASSETS, PROGRAM COVERAGE, PROTECTION POLICIES, PROTECTION SYSTEM, PROTECTION SYSTEMS, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS, PURCHASING POWER, REMOTE AREAS, RIGHT TO EDUCATION, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK-POOLING, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SAFETY NET SYSTEMS, SAFETY NETS, SAVINGS, SCHOOL CHILDREN, SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS, SCHOOL FEEDING, SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS, SCHOOL FEES, SCHOOL MATERIALS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SELF-INSURANCE, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SHOCK, SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, SKILLED WORKERS, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SKILLS TRAINING, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL BENEFITS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL RISK, SOCIAL SAFETY NET, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, SSN, SUPPORT GRANT, SUPPORT NETWORKS, SUPPORT PROGRAM, TARGETING, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TRANSFER PROGRAMS, TUBERCULOSIS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABLE CHILDREN, VULNERABLE GROUP, VULNERABLE GROUPS, VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS, VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS, VULNERABLE PEOPLE, WAGE RATE, WAR, WELFARE INDICATORS, WORK REQUIREMENTS, WORKFORCE, WORKS PROGRAM, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/19748274/botswana-social-protection https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18968
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